What’s your favorite English letter ? Many of you may say Q. Why ? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ .
What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about ? The CCTV reporter ,Miss Wang interviews three kids . Let’s listen to what they say .
When do you chat on QQ ? What do you talk about ?
Lin Yuhan , Xi’an : On weekends . We talk about homework and chat with each other .
Tang Yuting ,Shanghai : On weekends and when I don’t have much homework .We exchange test answers and chat .
Yang Yuhang , Dalian : Our class goes online together at 4—6pm on weekends , We complain about homework ,chat and talk about computer games .
What do you put on your QQ blog (博客 )?
Lin : I put good articles. I have found online on my blog . I also write articles myself . They are about funny things that have happened in my class .
Tang : I put pictures on my blog . Not my own photos , but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan .
Yang: I put DV films on my blog . I shoot  ( 拍摄 )them during sports meetings and school parties .The most popular one is about a dancing teacher .It is so funny that everyone watches it .
How do you like QQ?
Lin : It’s a good place for us to make a record of our lives of both good times and sad times .
Tang : My friends and I may not have time to chat at school .But we can do it on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships .
Yang : If you chat with your friends on the telephone ,your parents sometimes listen in on your convercation . There is no such problem with QQ . You can relax and talk freely .

1. 1.

   How many kids are interviewed about QQ?

   1. A.
      Nine
   2. B.
      Six
   3. C.
      Three
   4. D.
      Two
2. 2.

   What does Yang Yuhang talk about QQ on weekends ?
   ① homework       ② chat     ③ test answers  ④computer games

   1. A.
      ①②
   2. B.
      ②③
   3. C.
      ①②④
   4. D.
      ②③④
3. 3.

   What does Lin Yuhan put on her QQblog ?

   1. A.
      Some pictures .
   2. B.
      Good articles .
   3. C.
      DV films .
   4. D.
      Japanese cartoons .
4. 4.

   Which one is TRUE according to this article ?

   1. A.
      Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships .
   2. B.
      Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ .
   3. C.
      Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives .
   4. D.
      Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework .

What’s a typical（典型的）day like in Buenos Aires（布宜诺斯艾利斯）? For Diego, who lives with his parents in a house in Buenos Aires, a school day starts    1  . If his mother doesn’t wake him up at 6:00 a.m., his dog Luna will. Diego    2    himself quickly and takes Luna for a walk.

Then it’s time to get ready for school. Diego puts on his school clothes and eats a quick  3  . He slings（抛）his heavy schoolbag over his shoulder and gets onto the city bus for the 25 minutes’  4    to school.

Diego is in the seventh year of primary school. Classes start at 8:00 a.m. with math, followed

  5   history and music．At 1:00 p.m., Diego and his friends have their lunch. After lunch, Diego heads to English class. This is one of his favorites,    6   the students practise English by writing e-mails to students in    7    countries.

       When the    8    class ends, Diego and his friends    9   the bus to a city park to play football. Then he’s back home to start on homework. If he finishes in time, Diego will cook dinner. His parents come home from work at about 8:00 p.m., and    10    they sit down to dinner. After dinner, Diego does some reading or watches TV before getting ready for bed!

（   ）1．A．quickly                B．early                       C．late                         D．slowly

（   ）2．A．dress                  B．dressed                   C．dressing                  D．dresses

（   ）3．A．lunch                  B．breakfast                 C．supper                    D．dinner

（   ）4．A．walk                   B．way                        C．ride                        D．road

（   ）5．A．at                       B．for                         C．by                          D．about

（   ）6．A．because               B．if                            C．since                      D．unless

（   ）7．A．other                   B．others                     C．another                   D．the others

（   ）8．A．first                    B．second                    C．third                       D．last

（   ）9．A．fetch                   B．carry                      C．take                        D．bring

（   ）10．A．only                  B．just                         C．also                        D．then

Homesick is a compound(复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each   46   means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning    47   they are used together? The definition(定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute   48 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition   49 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite   50 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are    51   ,the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick,    52   you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever   53   a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are    54  deep inside as if their hearts are broken.
And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and    55  . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know some thing like this in your English study.